This article focuses on news of 1 month ago. Sepp Blatter has been in South Africa 2 days already (16 Sep) and has made public press statements stating categorically that he finds no purpose for a plan B or plan C as South Africa will be ready. So why focus an article on what he said 1 month ago if the writer is not willing to reflect on what he said most recently? "Plan B is South Africa. Plan C is South Africa," Blatter said for the umpteenth time after meeting President Thabo Mbeki late on Sunday. Objective reporting please, even if that does mean reflecting on issues such as crime and transportation which are concerns for WC2010.

I live in Johannesburg, South Africa and all the new stadiums and upgrades to existing ones are running ahead of schedule. The police, traffic officials etc are already practicing contingency procedures. A massive upgrade of the road infrastructure in Johannesburg and Pretoria is underway as well as a rapid rail network between the airport and Jhb and Pta. The only concern that we have is the levels of crime but with all the security that will be out in force during the event it should not be a problem. Wosa 2010!

In order to give all issues that are major players in the minds of the whole of humanity a chance ,I hereby place an International pray and a call for the "One".
Please step out of the numb greyness of the crowds ,step forwarth and take the lead.
If there 's anything that i do to assist or to be of any significance ,tell me.Anyway i'll be happy to give my live ,so others may live in freedom and prosperity.
I rather die in this man-created hell for the relief of it, than to live in this moloch- nightmare that is run by the jealous, and vengeous ,sadistic Demiurg and his Archonts, for whom human live is only to drink our blood and consume our minds,who,which,what, when,or where ever they are.

The comments by senior South African officers that crime will be “controlled” during the 2010 soccer World Cup is a joke.

The Man-in-the-Street dare not trust any policeman or -woman. Ask all the victims of crime in South Africa! We do not even report crimes any more. You just make yourself a target for the criminals.

Just look at how many police officers in South Africa commit serious crimes and get away with it. What about the SA Police Commissioner who has been suspended for corruption?

Our "FBI", the “Scorpions” will be dissolved shortly. It is like President Bush dissolving the FBI if they investigate him [= Bush] or any senior politician in the USA for corruption!

Those who believe that the World Cup will only have isolated crime incidents live in a total dream world. The SA Police do not rule South Africa. Criminals do! There is enough proof of that!

our criminals are drooling with anticipation......you have been warned!

It is interesting to see what will happen. I have learned not to listen much to those who are aiming to gain from an event. FIFA is hoping to gain from this event too, and it would be foolish for them to come out to say they have doubts in SA to host the event. On the other hand, it will be foolish of them not to have back up plans. They already have them, and ironically, they have spilled their beans about it a bit just before they announced that they do have a plan B.

I still hope SA can host the event (it will help that country for sure). However, I do not know how a country with so many challenges can be ready for an event that Germany was not ready for (transportation and hotels were totally overworked), and they are the uber organized people.

Time will tell.

South Africa might be ready but bafana bafana will not be ready.South African football is not proving their readiness to host and entertain it fans.They could not even qulify for the African nations cup early same year,yet they are expected to play in a more difficult tornaament same year,what a shame.